Yovel Zoosman (Hebrew: יוֹבֵל זוסמן; born May 12, 1998) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroCup. Zoosman was named the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP in 2018. He was named the 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year.
 Zoosman with ALBA Berlin in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| No. 50 – Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | |||||||||||||||||
| League | Israeli Premier League EuroCup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 12, 1998 Kfar Saba, Israel | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2021 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | →Maccabi Ra'anana | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Alba Berlin | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Hapoel Jerusalem | |||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Biography
editYovel Zoosman was born in Kfar Saba, Israel, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Netanya and played for Elitzur Netanya youth team. He joined Wingate Institute and Maccabi Tel Aviv in his late teens.[1]
Professional career
editMaccabi Tel Aviv
editIn 2015, Zoosman started his professional career with Maccabi Tel Aviv. On October 18, 2015, Zoosman made his professional debut in an Israeli ISBL game, in an 85–70 win over Bnei Herzliya, recording two points off the bench.[2]
Maccabi Ra'anana
editOn August 24, 2016, Zoosman was loaned to Maccabi Ra'anana of the Liga Leumit, the second level league in Israel.[3] In 28 games played with Ra'anana, he averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range. Zoosman helped Ra'anana reach the Liga Leumit Playoffs as the first seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Hod HaSharon in the Quarterfinals.
Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv
editOn July 27, 2017, Zoosman signed a four-year contract extension with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4] On June 8, 2018, Zoosman was named the 2018 Israeli League Rising Star.[5] Zoosman helped Maccabi win the 2017 Israeli League Cup and the 2018 Israeli League Championship.
On January 11, 2019, Zoosman recorded a EuroLeague career-high of 15 points, shooting 6-of-6 from the field, to go along with six rebounds and two steals, in a 93–76 win over CSKA Moscow.[6] On January 31, 2019, Zoosman was named the Israeli Player of the Month, for games played in January.[7] Zoosman helped Maccabi win the 2019 Israeli League Championship, winning his second straight Israeli League title in the process.
On June 27, 2019, Zoosman joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[8]
He was named the 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year.
Alba Berlin
editOn August 6, 2021, he has signed with Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[9] In 2021 in the BBL, he averaged 8.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game as he played 20.3 minutes per game.[10]
Hapoel Jerusalem
editOn July 9, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[11]
National team career
editIsraeli junior national team
editZoosman was a member of the Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 Israeli national teams.
In July 2017, Zoosman helped the Israeli Under-20 team reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Finals, where they eventually lost to Greece. Zoosman finished the tournament averaging 16.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[12]
In July 2018, Zoosman led the Israeli Under-20 team to a gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He finished the tournament averaging 14.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Zoosman was named the Tournament MVP and also earned a spot in the All-Tournament Team, alongside his teammate Deni Avdija.[13][14]
Israeli senior national team
editZoosman is a member of the senior Israeli national team. On February 23, 2018, Zoosman made his first appearance for the senior team in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Great Britain.[15]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2015–16 | Maccabi | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2017–18 | Maccabi | 14 | 4 | 8.0 | .450 | .364 | 1.000 | .8 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2018–19 | Maccabi | 30 | 2 | 14.7 | .459 | .375 | .846 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| Career | 45 | 6 | 12.3 | .457 | .372 | .875 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | |
References
edit- ^ "יובל זוסמן בדרך לצמרת הכדורסל: "אם לא מאמינים, לא מגיעים לשום מקום"". mynetraanana.co.il (in Hebrew). July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ "Winner League, Game 2: Herzeliya Vs M. Tel-Aviv". basket.co.il. October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ "סיבוב פרסה: יובל זוסמן חתם ברעננה, רינסקי חוזר". leumitbasket (in Hebrew). August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ^ "Yovel Zoosman signs with Maccabi Tel Aviv". Sportando.basketball. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "מצטייני עונת 2017/18 בליגת ווינר סל". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "CSKA Moscow vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv - Game". EuroLeague.net. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "שחקן החודש הישראלי: יובל זוסמן". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Cavs Announce 2019 Salt Lake City Summer League Roster". NBA.com. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Von Maccabi Tel Aviv Zu Alba: Dreijahresvertrag Für Yovel Zoosman". albaberlin.de (in German). August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Yovel Zoosman Player Profile, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem extends Speedy Smith, signs Yovel Zoosman and Chris Johnson". Sportando. July 9, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Zoosman in the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fiba.com. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "Israel swingman Zoosman snatches up MVP honors". fiba.basketball. July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Zoosman in the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fiba.basketball. July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Israel v Great Britain boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. February 23, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
External links
edit- Yovel Zoosman at archive.fiba.com
- Yovel Zoosman at basket.co.il
- Yovel Zoosman at euroleague.net
- Yovel Zoosman at realgm.com